in the margin: "in The Name of God. This dirham was struck in Madinat al-Salaam in the year four and sixty and one hundred" (164), in the center: "There is no deity except/ (the one) God alone/He has no equal".

Reverse

in the margin: "Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it", "Muhammad / Rasul-allah, /God's praise and peace be upon him, /al-caliph al-Mahdi" in 4 lines in the center, a pellet below.

Weight

2.94 gr.

Diameter

23 mm.

Reference

Album #215.1,

Grade

Good VF (ex mount at 7) repaired.

Comments

Al-Mahdi or Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn al-Mansur was the third Abbasid Caliph from 158 AH to 169 AH. He was born in AD 712 and died in AD. 775. He was the father of Abbasid ruler Harun al-Rashid. Al-Mahdi declared that the caliph had the ability – and indeed, the responsibility – to define the orthodox theology of Muslims.